Type Element Usage Japanese Scripts 中(Japanese Kanji) Meaning & History Japanese goon reading of zhōng. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Cultureszhōng(Chinese) jung(Korean) Other Readingsnaka(Japanese) Place Name DescendantsZhongguo(Chinese) Chūgoku, Chuugoku(Japanese) Jungguk(Korean) Same Spellingchū 1